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Kunafa, a Jordanian Sweet Pastry

For the month of September the ladies at Walima Cooking Club have relished the cuisine from the beautiful Historic country of Jordan in Middle East.The dessert pick was Kunafa,the festive Arabic dessert very popular during Ramadan,made by layering Cheese in between the crispy thin Kataifi pastry dough.The flavored sugar syrup and crunchy nuts are added for perfect finish.One can also use the thin vermicelli if kataifi is hard to find.And for the cheese the authentic recipes uses Naboulsi or Akawi Cheese ,which can be substituted by ricotta and fresh mozzarella together.***********************************************************************************Recipe adapted from Diana's Desserts.Also watch the video at Summer's blog.Ingredients*1 (1 pound) package Kataifi (can be found in most middle eastern, Arab or Greek grocery stores ) 1/2 cup Pure Ghee,melted

BakePreheat oven to 350 degrees F/180 degrees C. Butter a 12-inch round or 8x8 inch square pan.In a large bowl gently loosen kataifi or roasted cooked vermicelli. Mix very well with pure ghee. Cover with half of the kataifi or vermicelli in the baking dish. Press down lightly.Spread the cheese mixture evenly.cover with remaining kataifi or vermicelli mixture.Bake until lightly golden, about 30 to 45 minutes.Soak in Syrup and Garnishlightly roast all the dried fruits and nut in pure ghee,separately.keep aside

When baked immediately pour cold sugar syrup evenly over the hot kunafa. Let cool completely to room temperature.loosen the edges,invert onto the serving plate.Sprinkle the garnish all over.Let cool.Slice in squares and serve.

This is killing me ... how am I supposed to control my sweet tooth with desserts like this one splattered all over my computer screen?! Loving it ... craving it .. going out now to look for kataifi in my neighborhood middle eastern store.

This is one of the desserts that i ever wanted to try....but pulling back thinking of the sugar that i will have to consume,..I have had this from Emirates and goodness, its so yummy....ur pic is a treat for the eyes!!droolworthy yasmeen:)..hey i loved that oats and coconut pudding...would try it soon with reduced sugar as breakfast fro my son.....i wouldn't mind having with sugar as well...lols......:)loved the snap...

Kunafa, is NOT a jordanian sweet pastry. Its a Palestinian sweet pastry. Its original name is Knafeh Nabulsiyeh, indicating its origin in Nablus in Palestine and because it is made with their Nabulsi cheese originally. It wasent even eaten in what became jordan until after 1948 when the Palestinians had to flee there and brought with them their cuisine.

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